After a stretch of limited public appearances since leaving office, former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis arrived amid heightened scrutiny of his cognitive health.

Biden, even after he has exited political life and as he faces a serious cancer diagnosis, remains a factor in the conversation about his party's political future.

The famed East Bay cartoonist didn’t sugarcoat his situation, saying Monday that he’s in near-constant pain and that he doesn’t expect to live past this summer.

Ezekiel Emanuel, a prominent Democratic figure, told “Morning Joe” the former president "did not develop [prostate cancer] in the last 100 to 200 days."

A recent physical exam revealed a small nodule in former President Joe Biden’s prostate, ABC News has confirmed. “In a routine physical exam a small nodule was found in the prostate which necessitated further evaluation,” a spokesperson told ABC News.